2 charged with trying to run a woman off the Loop

Published 4:21 pm, Thursday, February 10, 2011

A Midland woman was assaulted and almost was run off Loop 250 during a high-speed chase that culminated in a fight at a gas station Wednesday night.

The pair in pursuit, 53-year-old Betrand Tucker and 28-year-old Jessica Negrete, attempted to chase down the woman because she had refused to give Tucker's truck back to him, according to police records.

There was a verbal conflict between the pair and Sherrie Plummer, 40, about when she was to return Tucker's vehicle to him at Coventry Pointe Apartments, according to the report. Plummer told police she feared for her life and began to flee the complex in the truck, when Negrete initiated the pursuit in a 2003 white Ford Explorer, the arrest report read.

The drivers eventually ended up on Loop 250, where Negrete tried multiple times to force Plummer off the road during the high-speed chase, Plummer told police.

She said after a lengthy chase she was able to pull off at the Stripes gas station on North Midland Drive and Briarwood Avenue. A short time later, Negrete and Tucker arrived.

Tucker allegedly punched Plummer in the face and Negrete also engaged her, according to the arrest affidavits. Police said they confirmed there was a large bruise on Plummer's face. Police also confirmed the events and said there were signs of a disturbance inside the convenience store.

Police then went to the Coventry Pointe Apartments and arrested both Negrete and Tucker.

Both still are being held in the county jail.

Negrete is facing second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for trying to run down Plummer in the Ford Explorer. She is being held on a $10,000 bond.

Tucker was booked for with a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and is being held on a $2,500 bond.

If convicted, Negrete could face up to 20 years in the state penitentiary for her part in the dispute.